Need Help With Starting

[TomC]

I can not get my 78 bronco to start. It makes a clicking sound when trying to start. I tried it the next day and it started up no problems. While driving it my electrical system was acting crazy. Like my turn signals would not work and my radio cut off. When I got home it would not start again. I replaced starter and selenoid, and still nothing.. I get a clicking noise. Any ideas and help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[4xfan78]

The first thing i would check is the battery.Then I would check the solinoid (sorry long day cannot spell) thats beside the battery, if its not tight it can lose its ground. If that is not it it could be bad, youre alternator could be bad, and the last thing i can think of is the brain box could be going out. Which is on the drivers side fender well near the brake booster/master cylender.

 

[TomC]

I just replaced the cable to the starter, and jumped the battery. The truck started up. I let it run for a while. while it was running I tried the turn signals, they worked a little then stopped all together. Then I turned the truck off and tried to start it again, but it would not start and I heard the starter clicking...and ideas

 

[Seabronc]

Check your connections. Positive post on battery, negative post on battery, and the ground connection from battery to engine block. Clean and retighten them.

Good luck,

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[bigbad79]

jump the truck and run it to a parts store and have them test the alternator and battery. they'll tell you exactly what it is weather its the battery, alternator, or even the voltage reg. if its none of the above start tracing wires and look for a wire thats grounding itself out on something, this can ****. the same thing happend to my bronco. i got so fed up i bought a whole new wiring harness for the damn thing

 

[roushracing6fan]

Having a simialr problem where can you get a new wiring harrness.

 

[Ziggy]

I don't think your problem is in your starter, starter relay or your alternater. First check all the wiring in the engine compartment for burned or melted wiring. You'll have to peel all covering off the wires in order to do this, but look for wires (normally a positive) that got too hot and melted either together or against another wire. A friend of mine had something along the same line as what you describe and we found some bad wires as I described. Cut out and replace the bad wires as you find them. You may also have an ignition switch that is going bad. They like to short out internaly across the contacts and cause wierd things to happen.